I have come here to find people who understand my situation, and can offer advice as to where I can go next.
I lost my job after I had my son; I was no longer available anytime they wanted me to work (I only had someone to watch my son between 9am and 8:30pm) and so they let me go to hire someone who was available all the time. That was nearly a year ago now.
I searched for a job desperately for months, and found nothing. So I applied for financial aid and took out a loan and began college; I am going for nursing and am hoping that after my degree I will be able to take care of my son alone.
But I was granted far less than I needed from the loan, and slowly that has brought me to where I am now.
My phone bill is past due, and I currently owe a bit over $300. I have no money left at all to pay for this months day care costs, which are $580 a month. This is the cheapest I could find and is with my student discount. It costs me approximately $400 to get back and forth between school, my son's daycare, and home.
I can't afford diapers, and I'm currently about halfway through the last case I have. I eat just once a day and occasionally skip days to make sure there's enough for my son. I just don't see how I can get through this to the point where I have finished school and get a job. I don't know what I'm going to do when my phone company finally turns the bill over to collections. I'm desperate for advice.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
